People decked out in shamrock glasses, Irish flags and leprechaun hats lined the streets yesterday to raise a pint (or two) of the black stuff in honour of St Patrick’s Day 2024.
Take a look at some of the fabulous pictures our readers sent in of them celebrating.
![Is that a leprechaun? Nope - it's Michael Butler!](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNkMjczZWRiLTIwNTMtNGFiNS05ZDE2LTU1YzYwNmI1YWM3NDoyYzg5OWVhMy00NjUyLTQzZjEtOGMyNy1lZDhjNmI4N2VkYzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. St Patrick's Day celebrations 2024
Is that a leprechaun? Nope - it's Michael Butler! Photo: Michael Butler
![The best way to sum up St Patrick's in a picture - with pints of the black stuff, courtesy of Rachel Ward.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI1NDUyOTZlLTlmMDctNGNjMi1hNjUwLWM1MjRkNzQwMDZlZDplNzNlN2ZkMS05OTVmLTQxNDAtYmIyMC1iNDUzYjljZmU5YWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. St Patrick's Day celebrations 2024
The best way to sum up St Patrick's in a picture - with pints of the black stuff, courtesy of Rachel Ward. Photo: Rachel Ward
![Perhaps the cutest dressed for St Patrick's was this little one dressed in a shamrock onesie posted by Katie Ryan.](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY5ZDJkN2I0LWU0MzYtNGIyNC1iNmU0LWI2ZjBjNjJhNzY2OTo2YmQxMWY0My05NDQwLTRjNWUtOWFlMy0yMDNlODhlZGM3MTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. St Patrick's Day 2024
Perhaps the cutest dressed for St Patrick's was this little one dressed in a shamrock onesie posted by Katie Ryan. Photo: Katie Ryan